awards
Awards 2007
November 2006 & 2007 Vignette Village 2006 and 2007 partner of the year
ioko was named 'Vignette Next Generation Web Partner of the Year 2007', a great accolade which reflects the hard work, investment and innovation of ioko and
recognizes strong alignment as an international partner of Vignette. This builds on ioko's achievement last year in being named 'Vignette EMEA Telco and
Media partner of the year'.
'ioko has been integral to the development and deployment of Vignette Digital Services Hub implementations. It has used Vignette in leading-edge Video on Demand deployments and helped close the first end-to-end DSH deals in the Middle East region. ioko represents exactly what we are looking for in a Next Generation Web partner - commitment, innovation, and excellent teamwork,' said Lisette Sens, Vignette's EMEA strategic alliances director.'
The award is recognition for over ten years' investment in Vignette expertise by ioko, including the development of complex web solutions for clients in the UK, Middle East, Russia and the USA. As an end-to-end solution integrator, ioko brings far-reaching domain knowledge, particularly in the telco, media and entertainment sector, and has proven expertise in bringing together diverse technologies to meet the sophisticated business needs of today's online entertainment and digital media companies.
September 2007 - IBC 2007 - Best Shell Scheme Stand winner - ioko
ioko have been awarded the best shell scheme stand at IBC 2007. The long-established IBC Exhibition Stand Design Awards reward the best use of booth
space at IBC. IBC Exhibition Chairman John Holton presented the prizes to Simon Hudson, Sector Director, Media Europe at ioko, for the most imaginative
use of shell-scheme space. Other prize winners included Sony, for the best open plan stand, and Peli, in the smaller free-design stand category.
April 2007 - Medilink Innovation Day and Healthcare Business Awards 2007 - Carelink wins 'Partnership in the NHS' award
Carelink was very proud to receive the Medilink award for best 'Partnership with the NHS'. The award was given to Carelink for the provision of world class
development, hosting and support services to over 240 NHS organisations and their commercial partners. Medilink (Yorkshire & the Humber) Ltd is a
membership-based professional association which services medical technology companies, hospitals and universities within the Yorkshire & Humber region of
the UK. It also provides a gateway for national and international clients interested in developing relationships (commercial, research or clinical) with the
region's medical sector. The Medilink innovation Day was a celebration of the innovative work occurring across the region's Health Technology cluster, which
is home to one of the largest concentrations of such companies in the UK. The event is home to various pioneering healthcare technology companies from
Yorkshire and Humber.
May 2007 Yorkshire Digital Awards 2007 - Best use of broadband technology - Sky Anytime
ioko's 'Sky Anytime' application won 'Best Use of Broadband Technology' at the Yorkshire Digital Awards 2007. The other finalists on the shortlist in this
competitive category were Netconstruct and Digital Knowledge Exchange. Sky Anytime (originally known as Sky by Broadband) is Europe's first legal movie
download service and enables subscribers to access movies, sports and TV shows from Sky's main channels and download them to their PC. Subscribers to Sky
can access the service for free whilst non-subscribers can purchase the content. It was the first service of its kind and leads the way in what is a TV
revolution with many other broadcasters around the world now following suit. The service has had over 1 Million downloads since it was launched. ioko
designed and built this platform and continue to manage it on behalf of Sky.
November 2007 - Computing Awards 2007 - 4oD (put forward by VeriSign) - Innovative Project of the Year
ioko's 4oD application won the category of most Innovative Project of the Year 2007 at the Computing Awards for Excellence 2007. The other finalists were
BBC Worldwide - Digital showcase; BT - Project Sophia; East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust - Electronic patient care reporting; Innovation
Leeds - Digital pen and paper project; Northumberland County Council - North-net; PDSA - Retail management system; Service Personnel and Veterans
Agency - MoD joint personnel administration project. For the third year running record number of entries were received, 20% up on the previous high last
year. And the quality of the entries across the categories was outstanding.
November 2007 - The British Interactive Media Association - Grand Prix Award - 4oD
The British Interactive Media Awards 2007 (The BIMAs) Grand Prix has been awarded to Channel 4 New Media for its 4oD project, which allows archived,
on-demand programmes to be viewed free of charge. In an unprecedented and unanimous decision, Channel 4 New media was recognised for the ingenuity and
simplicity of this new interface. The interface was referenced by the judges as having strong interactivity whilst being easy to understand and clearly
laid out, offering the ability to browse the TV schedule and book downloads of future shows.
Awards 2006
October 2006 -'Partner Collaborative Sale of the Year' Award Winner FY06, Sun Microsystems - ioko
This award category recognised the best collaborative sale to successfully address a requirement in a mutual customer during Sun's financial year 06.
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